What We Learned Today...October 15th

Some of the cast of the News at 3:00 a.m.

Today we started off the morning with a brief school wide assembley before settling into AR time until 9:30.  During ELA students spent the hour in Full Dress Rehearsal mode for the News Broadcasts.  After seeing some of the costumes the students were wearing today, I can't wait to see them film their projects at St. Peter.  They are going to be amazing!!  Tomorrow will also be a full dress rehearsal day, and the final practice session before we head to the studio. 
In Grade 8 Math students learned how to find the unknown length of the Hypotenuse and the Legs of a Right Triangle using the Pythagorean Theorem.  If students would like to get a head start on tomorrow's assignment, they can check out tomorrows assignment below. 

After Lunch we spent a few minutes reviewing the rotation schedule for Thursday's Broadcasts before segwaying into Religion.  For the remainder of Religion, we discussed how important each one of us is, and how everyone has unique talents to bring to the world.  We looked at the video below to highlight the sad fact that many people tend to judge others by what they see on the outside without realizing the beauty within.
 *Note how peoples reactions really change from before Josh sings to after.  They seem to really view him in a negative light before he sings because of his appearance and how he talks.  Man do things change after! 


I really appreciate how Josh, didn't try to hide who he was before his audition.  He simply came out and showed the world exactly who he is and didn't seem to care what anyone else thought of him.  This is something that I think we can all learn from.  We shouldn't care what anyone else thinks about us.  The only important opinion about ourselves should come from us.


Upcoming Due Dates & Homework:

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Religion Blog: (Due on Monday)

Your Talent blog response question. (On our Kidblog)

Blog Question for Science Centre:
What was one thing that you learned today at Science Centre that your didn't know before your visit?
What was your favourite part about our visit to the Science Centre?
(Remember to add some audio or visuals to your blog posts! )

Math
Grade 8
Handout 3.3 due Tomorrow
Assignment for Tomorrow:
Pg. 103
a) 1-3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10
b) 1-3, 4, 5, 6, 9-14
c) 1-3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 11-13

Grade 7
McCulloch: Pg 56-57 #3,4,5,6 -Due tomorrow
Weber: Pg. 57 #3,4,5,6


Overdue Assignments:

1) Free The Children Response Handout- Due Thursday (Do not do Video #5)

2) Step Up Research Paragraph

*Reminders:

-We are going to the Broadcast Studio at St. Peter this Thursday.  All students will need to bring a lunch with them as we will be there for the entire day.

-Grade 8 CAT Testing will be between October 15th and October 26th. (Please see student note)